 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  05-15-2006, 06:29 AM | #16 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CG68 Posts: 280 |
Pass some of that rain down here! We've been drier than... well, we've been pretty dry.
Speaking of flooding, I remember a year or two ago when we had some flooding in Hershey, check out pics of HersheyPark below. |  |  | | 05-15-2006, 06:58 AM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: çî†ÿ øf åNgëL§, CA Posts: 5,314 |
i have a question. Is there still water from new orleans or did the sun dry all that up already? Im pretty sure there still isnt people not living there right? Or is there still water? Cuz taht was a lot of water and for the sun to just dry it up. How long has it been already? I know for a fact that city is all f*cked up though. | | | | | 05-15-2006, 07:08 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CG68 Posts: 280 | 
I'm sure the water level receded, and I believe they had massive pumps running for awhile, and the ground absorbed some, and some evaporated.
And as of right now, it is still a terrible terrible mess. The downtown areas, like the French Quarter, are still up and running, as they didn't get hit too hard. It's residential suburbs such as but not only the ninth ward that are in the worst shape. My dayshift co-ord and one of my cohorts took a week off to go down there and donate some time and effort. They did nothing but gut out houses. Everyone down there says that it is unreal how awful it is. It's as if they are on another continent in some war-torn third-world nation. And on top of that, evidently it smells AWFUL all the time!
In my personal opinion, they would save time and money by not rebuilding that city in that location. They need to just tear down the levees, see where the water runs to, then build the city again, on higher ground. Historic downtown New Orleans is above sea level, so it can stay and remain a bastion of libations and blues.
$.02 | | | | | 05-15-2006, 10:11 PM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 119 |
Hope your car is OK, but generally, you don't want to tow automatics with the drive wheels on the ground. Something about the parts moving, but the lubricant pump not. I don't think it will hurt a manual, even with LSD. __________________
Pete N | | | | | 05-15-2006, 10:19 PM | #20 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by KetteringTi And on top of that, evidently it smells AWFUL all the time! | New Orleans smelled before the flooding. I was lucky enough to make it to New Orleans twice in 2005 before the hurricane. I have a great story about getting assaulted by a female bartender....ask me about it when you meet me in person. __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 05-16-2006, 04:11 AM | #21 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT I have a great story about getting assaulted by a female bartender | Pix or ban!  __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT New Orleans smelled before the flooding. I was lucky enough to make it to New Orleans twice in 2005 before the hurricane.
I have a great story about getting assaulted by a female bartender....ask me about it when you meet me in person. | now i'll have a question for you when you show up in CO springs  __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 05-16-2006, 02:48 PM | #23 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Well i got the bad news this morning,my alternator went along with one of the belts and my front left caliper was frozen. Damage is just under $800. I'm not happy at all and my pockets are feeling very light at the moment. I'll keep you guys posted. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-16-2006, 03:16 PM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 236 |
Fix it yourself!
You'll be way under $800. Alternator, belt, and caliper (which isn't related at all to the electrical problem, and I'd by curious as to why they even bothered to check it) are all relatively easy repairs. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 03:31 PM | #25 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by IndianaTravis Fix it yourself!
You'll be way under $800. Alternator, belt, and caliper (which isn't related at all to the electrical problem, and I'd by curious as to why they even bothered to check it) are all relatively easy repairs. | Yes they are but i have no time to fix it and it's been raining the past 10-12days and i can't work outside on it. The rain isn't supposed to stop till this weekend or early next week. The alternator explains why i had all the electrical problems and they are rebuilding the brake caliper. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by Tyler Yes they are but i have no time to fix it and it's been raining the past 10-12days and i can't work outside on it. The rain isn't supposed to stop till this weekend or early next week. The alternator explains why i had all the electrical problems and they are rebuilding the brake caliper. | I hear the alternator is a beast to remove and install. I don't know if it's worth $800, but it'll save you some time. Do you know how much time they quoted you for the R&R of the alternator? If they are pulling the intake manifolds to get to it, you might want to change out your collant connectors if you haven't already. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 05-16-2006, 03:44 PM | #27 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Make sure they don't overcharge the price of the alternator like the did me. Google some prices and if they charge significantly more call them out on it! A 318ti alternator for your car costs $186-177. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 03:49 PM | #28 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT I hear the alternator is a beast to remove and install. I don't know if it's worth $800, but it'll save you some time. Do you know how much time they quoted you for the R&R of the alternator? If they are pulling the intake manifolds to get to it, you might want to change out your collant connectors if you haven't already. | The alternator and belts are costing me $400 something dollars. Quote: | Originally Posted by AlaskaBlue Make sure they don't overcharge the price of the alternator like the did me. Google some prices and if they charge significantly more call them out on it! A 318ti alternator for your car costs $186-177. | I researched the alternator last night,a rebuilt Bosch alternator will cost about $185 and a brand new one is about $350. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-16-2006, 03:54 PM | #29 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 672 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Tyler The alternator and belts are costing me $400 something dollars.
I researched the alternator last night,a rebuilt Bosch alternator will cost about $185 and a brand new one is about $350. | Dude, just autozone the alternator. I did when mine went bad and now it has a lifetime warranty. It was in the vicinity of 150 for it. Plus I changed it myself. The only thing I had to remove was the airbox (back when I actually had one) it only took me like and an hour or two. While your in there, you can change the belts to.....since they have to come off to swap out the alternator. __________________
"Power Rules, Smooth is Fast, Late Brake if you HAVE TO, But Always get the Inside Line.......and Fear No One." | | | | | 05-16-2006, 04:24 PM | #30 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Juni Dude, just autozone the alternator. I did when mine went bad and now it has a lifetime warranty. It was in the vicinity of 150 for it. Plus I changed it myself. The only thing I had to remove was the airbox (back when I actually had one) it only took me like and an hour or two. While your in there, you can change the belts to.....since they have to come off to swap out the alternator. | Beleive me Juni if i had the time i would do it myself and search for the best possible deal. I just have no time,i get home from work at about 6 o'clock so i don't have much light and i would be doing this in the rain. If it were the weekend it would be a different story. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
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